General Dynamics IT
USA VA Arlington
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Secret
None
Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations
Ansible (Software), Bash Scripts, GitLab, IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, Python Automation
None
5 + years of related experience
Yes
Job Description:
Automation Developer
GDIT is seeking a motivated Automation Developer to support automation, event management, systems integration, and modernization within a mission critical Department of Defense infrastructure environment.
This position is ideal for a systems or infrastructure developer with a strong foundation in Linux, scripting, automation, or systems integration who wants to expand their expertise across enterprise monitoring, event management, network management, and infrastructure automation technologies.
The selected candidate will work alongside experienced engineers and develop expertise in IBM NetCool, Ansible, GitLab, systems integration, scripting, and automation across a broad portfolio of enterprise infrastructure applications.
Develop Python, Bash, or other approved scripts to automate recurring infrastructure and application activities.
Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks supporting approved infrastructure and application administration.
Use GitLab or other approved source control tools to maintain automation code, configuration, documentation, and version history.
Identify manual processes that can be standardized, simplified, or automated.
Develop automated system and application health checks and validation processes.
Learn administration and operation of the IBM NetCool event management environment.
Support event ingestion, filtering, enrichment, correlation, prioritization, and escalation.
Support NetCool configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, upgrades, and event management improvements.
Support integration among infrastructure platforms using APIs, scripts, SNMP, syslog, structured data, and other approved interfaces.
Troubleshoot data flows and integrations between monitoring, event management, infrastructure management, and IT service management technologies.
Work with network monitoring and Linux administrators to automate recurring operational activities.
Support application upgrades, maintenance, configuration changes, vulnerability remediation, and troubleshooting.
Participate in root cause analysis involving multiple systems or technical interfaces.
Maintain architecture documentation, interface documentation, automation repositories, operating procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
Participate in cross training, business hours operational support, and scheduled on call support.
Experience 5+ years of professional experience in one or more of the following:
At least 2 years of hands on experience with Linux, scripting, automation, or systems integration. Experience supporting production enterprise IT environments.
Hands on experience with at least two of the following:
• Active DoD Secret clearance or higher at time of hire.
• Current CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent certification meeting applicable DoD cybersecurity workforce requirements.
Current certification in automation, Linux, networking, DevOps, or enterprise infrastructure, such as:
The likely salary range for this position is $127,500 - $172,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Less than 10%
Onsite
Work Location:
USA VA Arlington
Additional Work Locations:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
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